geocentric
English
editAlternative forms
edit- geocentrick (obsolete)
Etymology
editPronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌdʒiːəʊˈsɛntɹɪk/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌd͡ʒioʊˈsɛntɹɪk/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛntɹɪk
Adjective
editgeocentric (not comparable)
- Having the Earth at the center.
- Hypernym: planetocentric
- a geocentric coordinate system
- a geocentric orbit
- 1685, J. Flamsteed, Philosophical Transactions, volume XV, page 1217:
- To make the Catalogue of Eclipses, as also the Table of the Parallaxes of [Jupiter], it was necessary first to make a Table of [Jupiter]' Heliocentrick places, to which the Parallaxes being applied, give the Geocentrick.
- (cosmology) Of or relating to geocentrism, an obsolete cosmology which placed the Earth at the center of the universe.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
edithaving Earth at center
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See also
edit- heliocentric (the Sun), hermeocentric (Mercury), cytherocentric (Venus), geocentric (the Earth), selenocentric (the Moon), areocentric (Mars), zenocentric (Jupiter), cronocentric (Saturn), uranocentric (Uranus), poseidocentric (Neptune), hadeocentric (Pluto), planetocentric (a planet), astrocentric (a star), galactocentric (a galaxy)
Anagrams
editRomanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French géocentrique. By surface analysis, geo- + centric.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editgeocentric m or n (feminine singular geocentrică, masculine plural geocentrici, feminine and neuter plural geocentrice)
Declension
editDeclension of geocentric
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | geocentric | geocentrică | geocentrici | geocentrice | ||
definite | geocentricul | geocentrica | geocentricii | geocentricele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | geocentric | geocentrice | geocentrici | geocentrice | ||
definite | geocentricului | geocentricei | geocentricilor | geocentricelor |
Further reading
edit- geocentric in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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